a)Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) is currently
celebrating its 20th year anniversary, since being
established on 31 March 1999. EWH
inherited the tradition of work undertaken by two previous
bodies:

i)
Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee: established in 1970 to
tackle the economic and physical problems that threatened the
Georgian New Town at that time; and

ii)
Edinburgh Old Town Committee for Conservation and Renewal (which
changed its name to Edinburgh Old Town Renewal Trust): established
in 1985 with an emphasis on renovation and re-development of the
Old Town appropriate to its then near-derelict and depopulated
state.

b)The City’s leading heritage charity continues
to be involved in a number of local and
international projects:

i)
Continuing work from the 1970s, over 1,500 local projects across Edinburgh have been undertaken
covering; conservation, learning and planning.

“Hutchison Vale
Football Club will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary
in 2020.

Based in a
wee hut in Fords Road, this Club has had success after success with
the players who have been part of it since youngsters. To name a few - Leigh Griffiths, Allan
McGregor, Marc McNulty, Darren Fletcher, John Collins, Peter
Cormack, Michael Stewart and the list goes on.

Hutchie Vale
have also had a very successful women’s team since 1991 and
can count Lizzie Arnot and Claire Emslie among their successes who
played for Scotland.

The Club is
led by Tam Smith who has been Club Leader since 1989 but been
involved for 33 years, which is a remarkable contribution for a
volunteer.

Whether
players have gone on to join Hearts, Hibs or Manchester United or
gone on to other careers, they never forget their roots and
allegiance to one of the best clubs in the city and still visit the
Club frequently.

Given this is a significant anniversary, Council
requests the Lord Provost to mark this occasion in the appropriate
manner.”

“Council condemns the pejorative
and inflammatory language that has been heard in the House of
Commons over the past weeks.

Regrets that dangerous rhetoric of this
kind threatens to widen division in our society and encourage hate
speech, verbal abuse and the threat of physical violence, including
that faced by politicians at both a local and national
level.

Notes the President of COSLA’s
recent letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons raising these
concerns, and Cllr Watt’s motion on Threatening Behaviour
Towards Councillors from May’s meeting of full
council.

Welcomes the robust debate and close
cross party working that is central to our role as elected
members.

Agrees however, that it is also our
responsibility to set a respectful tone both in and out of the
chamber.

Requests an update to Policy and
Sustainability committee on the work done to date on the protocol
referred to in Cllr Watt’s motion.”

That Transgender Day of Remembrance
falls on November 20th every year since 1999, when it was founded
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a trans woman, to memorialize the murder of
Rita Hester in Massachusetts. A day observed as a memorial for the
trans people who have been murdered as a result
of transphobia, which is unfortunately a continuing reality
for trans people. It is also a day to draw attention to the
violence that trans people experience in their
lives.

The trans community in Edinburgh,
including our trans colleagues working across the CEC, are
currently facing a difficult time connected to the Scottish
Government’s ongoing commitment to reform the Gender
Recognition Act 2004. This is primarily due to dis-information and
the mis-reporting of stories on social media and in the mainstream
media, leading to trans and non-binary people experiencing abuse,
hatred and ridicule daily, simply because of who they
are.

In this context, it is more
important than ever that Edinburgh Council shows support for the
trans community, not just for days of celebration, but for days
that mark a sad reality - that transphobia kills
people.

Council agrees to mark this day by
flying the trans pride flag at the City Chambers on 20 November
2019 as a symbol of our remembrance for the lives lost to
transphobia.

Council also agrees to recognise
its ongoing support for Transgender Day of Remembrance in future
years by flying the trans pride flag on 20 November
hereafter.”

Notes that Wednesday 20 November is Transgender Day
of Remembrance, a day first recognised in 1999 by the transgender
community and their allies in recognition of those who had their
lives taken from them for being transgender.

Therefore, agrees to support this day by flying the
transgender and pride flags above the City Chambers on Wednesday 20
November 2019, and thereafter on 20 November, as a symbol of
support and remembrance for the transgender community of
Edinburgh.”

“Council recognises that committee membership
is designated based on proportionality. Council further recognises
that the current COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND DELEGATED
FUNCTIONS fails to recognise councillors who are independent of
political party affiliation when calculating
proportionality.

Council therefore seeks that the Chief Executive
produces a report within one cycle with recommendations to amend
COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND DELEGATED FUNCTIONS as described
below. This report shall also include recommendations for any
consequential changes as required.

Current

Proposed Amendment

3. Committee Membership

3.1 Committee membership will be proportionate
according to the elected representation of political parties unless
expressly agreed otherwise at a meeting of the full
Council.

3. Committee Membership

3.1 Where all elected members are members of
political parties committee membership will be proportionate
according to the elected representation of political
parties.

Where there are elected members, who are independent
of political party membership these members will be aggregated and
treated as a single group for proportional purposes when deciding
committee membership.

Where all independent members decline to take a
place on any committee there shall be a recalculation of committee
membership using only the numbers of those members who are members
of political parties.

5. Substitutes

5.1. Where permitted by law and where specified in these Committee
Terms of Reference, a member may, subject to paragraph 5.2 below
appoint a substitute member from his or her political group to
attend a meeting of the committee in his or her place, by email to
the Clerk in advance of the meeting.

5. Substitutes

5.1. Where permitted by law and
where specified in these Committee Terms of Reference, a member
may, subject to paragraph 5.2 below appoint a substitute member
from his or her political group, or in the case of independent
members, another independent member, to attend a meeting of
the committee in his or her place, by email to the Clerk in
advance of the meeting.

“Council congratulates the Edinburgh Film
Guild as it begins its 90th consecutive season. The oldest
continuously-running film society in the world, the Edinburgh Film
Guild organised and curated the first Edinburgh Film Festival. In
recognition of its contribution to the cultural life of the city,
Council requests the Lord Provost to mark this 90th anniversary
with a civic reception.”

Council notes the recent filming of Fast and Furious
and Eurovision in the City and the Council’s commitment to
filming as detailed in the Film Charter; that this filming is
happening after a busy summer which saw a
number of streets closed and that this filming then required
further street closures.

Calls for a report in two cycles detailing the
impacts including: -

1) costs of
this filming on the City including roads closed, businesses who had
to close, impacts on public transport and bus routes;

By Councillor Mowat - Claim for Award of Expenses in the Appeal PPA-230-2207

By Councillor Mowat – Claim for an Award of
Expenses in the Appeal PPA-230-2207

“Council:

Notes with concern the decision against the Council
in the Claim for an Award of Expenses in the Appeal PPA-230-2207
which found that: -

•
“the council has acted in an unreasonable manner resulting in
liability for expenses,

•
although the committee report is correct it does not fairly or
accurately reflect the terms of the application,

•
it was unreasonable for the council not to advise members of the
purpose for which the greenbelt land was included and in short this
was a case that should have never come to appeal”

Considers this an extremely serious finding against
the Council and calls for a report detailing planning appeals for
major sites which have been allowed; and for an independent review
of these decisions to determine whether the Council’s
approach to determining these sites aligns with national and local
policy.”